Sorrows of Young Werther

The story of young Werther is one of sorrow. Werther is distraught at the reality that he can’t have his true love, Lotte, because she is married to another man. The manic-depression he has fallen in soon takes over the rest of his life, and it sends him spiraling out of control. His love is not completely ill received by Lotte, however she appreciated the flattering, to some extent, and truly had his well being at heart.
I believe that the editor brought up the story of the young peasant being accused of murdering his mistress new service man, to give us an insight of Werther’s mind. Throughout the whole story you see his obsession growing like a parasite, feeding on the enjoyment he once had for life, and taking over every aspect of his life, there is no relief.
When Werther first met the young peasant and heard his story he thought it was beautiful story of passion. In the book he described the peasant boys love as, “I should need gifts of the greatest poets if I were to describe his expressive gestures, the harmony on his voice, and secret fire in his eyes, to any effect. No there are no words for his tenderness that was in his entire being…” Werther found it overly beautiful that the peasant was so devote and infatuated with his mistress. Werther was so caught up in what he interpreted as a romantic jester that he fails to see, or maybe does not comprehend, the dangerous obsession that the peasant has for his mistress; even the peasant understands that his feelings and actions are to be frowned upon, hence the reason he has told no one else but Werther, a complete stranger.
When the murder is brought up later, Werther is brought out of his melancholic state. At first glance he views the scene as “violence and murder” but after hearing the peasant say, “No one will have her, and she will have no one.” It is then that he can see the murder as a testament of the peasant’s true desire and devotion. He was willing to give up everything for this